DR. GARY DOUGLAS “DOUG” CORRIE

Dr. Gary Douglas “Doug” Corrie, 77, of Billings passed away on March 28, 2024. He was born on Nov. 12, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Okla., to Harley and Rosa (Ryan) Corrie.
He graduated from Northeast High School with the class of 1965 and went on to receive a degree in English, then education, biology, chemistry, respiratory therapy and finally his Doctorate in Medicine from OU School of Medicine with the class of 1982. He then joined the Army Medical Core as a captain. Through the Army he completed his residency in general medicine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Virginia. He decided to specialize in urology, and from 1983 – 1987 he did his residency at Brooks Army Medical Center in Texas. In 1987, he was assigned to Fort Dix Army Hospital. After leaving the Army, he went into private practice at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. He retired in 2019, as the Chief of Urology at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz. He was an avid OU Sooners football fan.
He met his wife, Susie Bos, in Shell Knob in 1999 and on July 15, 2013, they were married.
He is survived by his wife Susie; step-children, Anthony (Michelle) Hunt, Jonathan (Amy) Hunt, Ben (Miranda) Hunt, and Harlin (Amanda) Wilkin; seven step-grandchildren; sister, Suzan Kennedy and her three children; a special cousin, Jim (Janie) Corrie; brother-in-law, Ralph (Roetta) Bos; as well as other extended family and countless friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; cousin, Robert “Bob” Corrie; and a step- granddaughter, Amanda Fox.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations are suggested to either The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Grand Central Station P.O. Box 4777 New York, NY 10163 US ( https://give.michaeljfox.org/give) or The Parkinson’s Foundation NY: 1359 Broadway, Ste 1509, New York, NY 10018, USA (https://www.parkinson.org/) or to a Humane Society of your choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Meadors Funeral Home in Republic.
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